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buddhism terms
Question | Answer |
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sadhu | holy man |
middle way | between 2 extems, luxury and denial |
four signs | old man, dead man, sick man, holy man |
samsara | cycle of birth, craving, death, rebirth |
nirvana | ultimate reality, buddhist notion of transcendece (state of no desire) |
karma | cause+effect |
buddha`s questions | life - endless cycle of loss and suffering, why and what can we do about it |
earth touching gesture | acknowledging the importance of material world |
lotus | enlightened mind |
syncretism | hindu gods bless Buddha and beg him to teach for the sake of humanity |
4 noble truths | suffering is inherent and unavoidable suffering is caused by attachment way out of suffering is to let go of attachment you can let go attachment |
The eight-fold path | right understanding, right intention, right speech, right action, right livelihood, right effort, right mindfulness, right wisdom |
3 characteristics of existence | always changing, no self, inherently unsatisfying or flawed |
5 precepts | do not kill, do not steal, do not lie, no sexual misconduct, no intoxication |
theraveda(Ancient Teachings) | emphasis - wisdom goal - individual liberation method - monastic practice |
mahayana (Great Vehicle) | emphasis - wisdom and compassion goal - to assist others in attaining enlightenment method - compassionate engagement in the world |
vajrayana (diamond path) | emphasis - wisdom, compassion goal - to attain enligtement in one lifetime |